Buffalo Plaid Die Focused Card with Nicky

Well hello again, this is Nicky with you once more on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog and I've a new Winter/Christmas card to share with you featuring the Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Dies.

I started this card by creating all of the mats which create a sense of drama and guides the eye into the main focal point. I used the Stitched Rectangle Die to create the white mat over which I added a white glitter panel then a red panel that I just cut using my paper trimmer.  

Next I used the Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die to die cut a white panel of cardstock and I used the diagonal stencil from the Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils set to ink blend using Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide Ink in one direction and then Festive Berries in the other. I used a smaller Stitched Rectangle Die from the set to die cut that panel down to size and glued it to the other mats which were in turn adhered to an A2 card base.

I used the Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Die to create the focal panel. I used a little bit of Festive Berries ink left on my brush to make a warm touch of ink blending to go behind the snowman.  I backed this panel with dimensional tape and applied it to the background.

I stamped one of the snowmen from Snowman Kisses using black ink and coloured it with Copic markers. Snowman - C3, C1, RV10, RV0000.  Red - R59, R29, R27. Grey - W9, W6, W3.  Nose - YR09, YR04.  Blush - R22, R21, R20, R00.  The image was die cut using the coordinating dies and added with foam tape.

I added a few snowflakes with glue and dotted in some snow with a stylus and white acrylic paint and floated a little red heart above the snowman. I added tiny jewels to the centre of each snowflake and stamped the sentiment on a sentiment strip and applied with foam tape. Last but not least, I grabbed my trusty white gel pen and highlighted points on the cute snowman images and polka dotted his scarf and with that this card was finished.

Thank you for coming by to read about it today. I'll see you same time, same place next Friday. Happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowman Kisses Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowman Kisses Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio